Jordan Reyne: “Children of a Factory Nation”

Children of a Factory Nation (COAFN) tells the tale of a real Welsh family struggling to adapt to the swiftly changing culture in London during the industrial revolution. This is a dark and moody album to state the obvious. Thanks to Jordan Reyne though, this morose tale is told beautifully. A Celtic influence is heard throughout the 55 minutes, with bagpipes, mandolins and drums setting the stage for Reyne’s voice. Rather than being a straightforward Celtic romp though, there are also many other influences present, including folk, industrial rock and alternative rock.

This is a beautiful album, however, it really isn’t meant to be experienced one song at a time. This is something that needs to be listened to as a whole to really be appreciated; it is a story after all. To spark interest though, tracks 7 and 11 stand-alone fairly well. Check this out if you’re interested a narrative type album.

Comments

Thanks for the review Brendan Much appreciated. Just to let people know though, the label’s it is released through are Believe Digital (digital) & Factory Nation (physical). Cheers for playing it on KLHK!